Spring training begins this week in Major League Baseball, but the high school teams in Florida have been swinging the bats and fielding grounders for several weeks already.
Coming off its inaugural season, the University of West Florida football team added even more talent to its roster Wednesday, signing 17 high school football players. The Argonauts added three mid-year transfers as well.
Payton Watson and Savannah Diel etched out a special place in Navarre girls weightlifting history last Thursday, joining Kylie Shelley as the only lifters to repeat as individual state champions.
The Lady Raiders won the state weightlifting title for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last five years last Thursday at Belleview High School.
Niceville 3, Raiders 2
Niceville eliminated the Raiders from the regional playoffs at Twin Oaks on Jan 31. Niceville took a 3 – 0 lead and the Raiders had to dig deep to find out what kind of team they were.
Inside his office on a Thursday afternoon, Navarre girls weightlifting coach Garrett Bagley is talking to a couple of his lifters about what they should be focused on during their workouts for that day.
